Everything you need to know about North Korea's missile launch

In this Dec. 12, 2012 photo released by Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launch pad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. The satellite that North Korea launched on board the long-range rocket is orbiting normally, South Korea said on Thursday.

The significance of North Korea successfully launching a space satellite Wednesday is so open to interpretation that seemingly no two major media outlets settled on the same angle for their news coverage.

North Korea successfully launching a space satellite Wednesday is the rare news event that’s instantly identifiable as significant — yet its significance is so open to interpretation that seemingly all major media outlets selected different angles for focusing their news coverage.

To provide readers with a well-rounded context for the geopolitical significance of North Korea’s actions, the Deseret News scoured the Internet to find nine nuanced stories about what happened earlier this week in Pyongyang — with each article offering a distinct focus.

Wall Street Journal: Rocket Launch Shows North Korea's Advance. "North Korea appears to have turned a corner in its goal of achieving mastery of ballistic missiles, U.S. officials and weapons experts said following its successful rocket launch Wednesday, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to contain Pyongyang's arsenal."

New York Times editorial: North Korea’s Latest Provocation. "Even though it cannot feed its people, North Korea has joined the ranks of countries with the money and expertise to build and launch a long-range rocket and put a satellite into space."

CNN.com Security Clearance blog: The new diplomatic reality of North Korea's success. "North Korea's success in launching a satellite into orbit has put the Obama administration on unfamiliar ground, no longer able to dismiss North Korea's efforts as failure but loath to acknowledge its success."

Associated Press: North Korea Years Away From Reliable Missiles. "After 14 years of painstaking labor, North Korea finally has a rocket that can put a satellite in orbit. But that doesn't mean the reclusive country is close to having an intercontinental ballistic missile."